JP_M006
Hachijojima island - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding 2002 20-30 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1936 Fuji hakone izu 国立公園 14
2002 Common fishery right area(Tokyo) 共同漁業権区域 14

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hachijojima island - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hachijojima-island--marine-iba-japan on 22/11/2024.